Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-01-19

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
30 head
162 vs last sale 192 116 vs year ago 146 · 79.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
23 vs last sale 45 47 vs year ago 69 · 68.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
0 vs last sale 5 6 vs year ago 11 · 54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales as a result of severe weather in the state. There were very light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.38/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$122.38
12 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$87.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.07
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463132.716155thin
Medium and Large 2437126.675536thin
Small 360545.002721thin
One grade step is worth $87.71/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
122.38
SC average2 barns · 39 hd
117.30
+5.07
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,56589.431,4003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,99592.001,8351thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14081.009232thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02959.3561115

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSmall 364057.00/cwt57.00–57.003651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
BullsSmall 1-2540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006701
BullsSmall 358555.00/cwt55.00–55.003221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 2328130.00/cwt130.00–130.004262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2590124.00/cwt124.00–124.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2315147.14/cwt140.00–155.004632
SteersSmall 2495129.00/cwt129.00–129.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 2505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
SteersMedium and Large 2235142.00/cwt142.00–142.003341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
SteersMedium and Large 2360152.53/cwt150.00–155.005492
HeifersSmall 360545.00/cwt45.00–45.002721
HeifersMedium and Large 2355132.00/cwt132.00–132.004691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417136.51/cwt132.00–140.005693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
BullsMedium and Large 2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2540147.00/cwt147.00–147.007941
BullsSmall 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14073.00/cwt73.00–73.008321
Stock CowsSmall 391568.00/cwt68.00–68.006221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 292578.00/cwt78.00–78.007221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,31587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,1511
CowsLean 85-90%1,08863.97/cwt52.00–71.0069611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14081.00/cwt81.00–81.009232
Bulls1,56589.43/cwt86.00–94.001,4003
CowsLean 85-90%86846.66/cwt33.00–53.004054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,99592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8351

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.